Grand Prix: The Killer Years

Grand Prix: The Killer Years

If you are in to motorsport you MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO. It is a 1 hour documentary on safety, or the lack of it, during the mid 60's to mid 70's Grand Prix era. Some unbelievably good footage, interspersed with some unbelievably sad footage - particularly...

Pile Up!

Pile Up!

I have seen some weird stuff in motorsport. But this?? ...

How embarrasing

How embarrasing

Really. I've been an event manager. This is either staged, or they got a new tech guy in for the next show...

To Tablet or not??

To Tablet or not??

Been a while since blogging and it is not because I have nothing to say. Actually I have a few things that I want to write about, but for various reasons can not. But having a conversation with @richiesroom did give me a moment to think... Part of what...

Fixed - stuttery playback from WHS

Fixed - stuttery playback from WHS

Finally, I fixed it! The home server has been doing funny things recently, more specifically, the streaming side of things has been rat shit. Hi def MKVs were the worse – basically unwatchable - but even low def AVI shows where annoying to watch too. I...

Awesome Photo

Awesome Photo

I know it is not cool to make light of other peoples plight. And I am certainly not doing that here.  I do love nature and the raw power that it can display. Recent cyclones and floods in Australia have fascinated me and I always want to be there...

Automating a Tipping Competition

Automating a Tipping Competition

Being an F1 fan, I started a small tipping competition last year at work. The basis for the comp is that you tip your top three drivers. You earn what ever points they collect – the person with the highest number of points wins the round, and the person...

Corporate Mentality

Corporate Mentality

1. I ask for internet access on my sim card. Denied. I can understand – cost related issue. 2. I offer to take over my sim card so I can get what I want. Denied – not company policy.3. Fine, I offer to source cheaper alternative and have company pay...

Book No. 96

Book No. 96

Just finished book 27 on my list of 100 greatest novels of all time. Now I am not going to bore with a review (and I really couldn't be bothered - this ain't school) - Kane and Abel is a pretty good book. It’s not great – probably why it is no. 96 on...

WTF?

WTF?

This is, without doubt, one of the freakest things I have ever seen. ...

Aston Martin Cygnet

Aston Martin Cygnet

Strange things are afoot in the car industry. Porsche said they would never build a 4 door, yet we have Cayenne. And now Aston Martin have released their first ‘city’ car based on the Toyota iQ. Like the iQ we won’t get the Cygnet in Australia, but...

100 Greatest Novels of All time

100 Greatest Novels of All time

Well that is a BIG call. Actualy the list is from BBC's The Big Read program. I profess to know nothing about the program but I did come across it when I was searching for a list of books to read. You see I stumbled across (not stumbled upon) a list...